Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party or the Nazi Party. He was the dictator of Germanyfrom 1933 to 1945, serving as chancellor from 1933 to 1945.A decorated veteran of WWI, Hitler joined the Nazi Party in 1919 and became leader of NSDAP in 1921. Following his imprisonment, he gained support by promoting German nationalism. Within three years, Germany and the Axis powers had occupied most of Europe, and most of Africa, and Asia.
